Major view
Ab major
Brightness rank 2/7 (bright)
Characteristic notes
- 7 = G (leading tone, pulls home)
- 4 = Db (the note that leans on the 3rd)
Dua Lipa - Cool - Chord
Key Ab major – F minor Chords D, Em, C Difficulty already in its easiest key
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Key: Ab | Fm
Capo: 0
D Em C
D Em C
Guess I never had a love like this
D Em C
Hit me harder than I ever ex pected
D Em C
We've been up all goddamn night, all night, all night
D Em C
Keep it going till we see the sun light
D Em
And the colour of the sky looking nice o nice
C
You know, you know, you know
D Em
Baby, I could see us in the real life
C
You know, you know you got
D
Got me losin' all my cool
Em C
'Cause I'm burnin' up on you
D
In control of what I do
Em C
And I love the way you move
D
We got the heat and the thrill
Em C
'Cause you're more than any pill
D
Never runnin' out of juice
Em C
When it's only me and you
D Em C
You got me, you got me losin' all my cool
D Em C
I guess we're ready for the summer
D Em C
I like us better when we're inter twined
D Em C
The way you touch me got me losin' my senses
D Em C
Put your love with your lips on mine, on mine, on mine
D Em C
You got me working up an appetite tite
D Em
And the colour of the sky looking nice o nice
C
You know, you know, you know
D Em
Baby, I could see us in the real life
C
You know, you know you got
D
Got me losin' all my cool
Em C
'Cause I'm burnin' up on you
D
In control of what I do
Em C
And I love the way you move
D
We got the heat and the thrill
Em C
'Cause you're more than any pill
D
Never runnin' out of juice
Em C
When it's only me and you
D Em C
You got me, you got me losin' all my cool
D Em C
I guess we're ready for the summer
D Em C
You got me, you got me losin' all my cool
D Em C
I guess we're ready for the summer
D Em
Skin tight
C
I'll show you heaven, there's nothing better
D Em
I'll give it to you all night
C
You know, you know, you know
D
Got me losin' all my cool
Em C
Yeah, you like the way I move
D
In control of what I do
Em C
And my love makes you brand new
D
Got me losin' all my cool, woo
Em C
'Cause I'm burnin' up on you, hey
D
In control of what I do
Em C
And I love the way you move Hey, go
D
We got the heat and the thrill
Em C
'Cause you're more than any pill
D
Never runnin' out of juice
Em C
When it's only me and you
D Em C
When it's only me and you
D Em C
I guess we're ready for the summer
D Em C
You got me, you got me losin' all my cool
D Em C
I guess we're ready for the summer
You got me, you got me losin' all my cool
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Dua Lipa - Cool Tabs
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Harmony analysis
Dua Lipa – Cool: key and chord analysis
The song opens on D and ends on C. Its chords belong to both Ab major and Fm, so every chord below is read both ways.
Minor view
F minor
Brightness rank 5/7 (leaning dark)
Characteristic notes
- b6 = Db (the minor's melancholy)
- b7 = Eb (natural-minor colour)
- #7 = E (harmonic-minor leading tone from the V chord)
Which side does the ear lean to?
Our reading: to us the song feels closer to the F minor side because the major V chord points straight at Fm. That is an interpretation, not a rule — the same chords are just as valid seen from Ab major, and switching between the two views is exactly where the practice value lies.
Chord degrees: major and relative minor
Show the degrees above the chords — relative to Ab or to Fm; comparing both readings is a practice of its own.
Every chord of the key, listed 1 to 7 separately for each key. Chords played in the song show how often they appear; chords from outside the scale sit next to their own degree.
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I | Ab | Tonic — home | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| ii | Bbm | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | Bb · Db · F | — |
| iii | Cm | Mediant — a tonic-family shade | C · Eb · G | — |
| III | C | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | C · E · G | 39× |
| IV | Db | Subdominant — moves away from home | Db · F · Ab | — |
| #IV | D | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 39× |
| V | Eb | Dominant — strongest pull home | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| bvi | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 39× |
| vi | Fm | Relative minor — the melancholy side | F · Ab · C | — |
| vii° | Gdim | Leading-tone chord — tension | G · Bb · Db | — |
| Degree | Chord | Role | Notes | In song |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| i | Fm | Tonic — home | F · Ab · C | — |
| ii° | Gdim | Supertonic — prepares the dominant | G · Bb · Db | — |
| III | Ab | Relative major — the bright side | Ab · C · Eb | — |
| iv | Bbm | Subdominant — moves away from home | Bb · Db · F | — |
| v | Cm | Minor dominant — soft pull | C · Eb · G | — |
| V | C | Dominant — borrowed from harmonic minor, pulls hard to the tonicharmonic minor | C · E · G | 39× |
| VI | Db | Submediant — warm colour | Db · F · Ab | — |
| #VI | D | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | D · F# · A | 39× |
| VII | Eb | Subtonic — steps back to the tonic | Eb · G · Bb | — |
| #vii | Em | Chromatic colour chordoutside the key | E · G · B | 39× |
Analysis
The key pair is Ab major and its relative F minor (4 flats). 3 different chords appear 117 times in total; 0 of them sit naturally inside the shared scale. The major V of Fm brings the harmonic-minor leading tone, giving the minor side a sharper, more dramatic pull. D, Em step outside the scale as colour chords.
Chord movement
There's no textbook cadence here; the chords circle around each other in a loop, so the song feels more like a groove than a series of arrivals.
Improvisation tips
- Ab major pentatonic and F minor pentatonic are the same five notes (Ab – Bb – C – Eb – F): start from Ab for a brighter phrase, from F for a bluesier one.
- Over D, land on D, F#, A — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over Em, land on E, G, B — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- Over C, land on C, E, G — the chord's own tones always sound right on strong beats.
- When C comes, swap the scale's Eb for E: that single note is the harmonic-minor sound of the chord.
The song on the circle of fifths
- Played in the song — chord of the key
- Played — the minor's harmonic V or a secondary dominant
- Played — borrowed or outside chord
- Home region: IV–I–V and ii–vi–iii
Empty slices are chords the song doesn't use.
Capo and easier keys
With Ab major shapes
- Capo 1 + G shapes
- Capo 4 + E shapes
- Capo 6 + D shapes
With F minor shapes
- Capo 1 + Em shapes
- Capo 3 + Dm shapes
Easiest keys on guitar
The song is already written in its easiest key for guitar.
The song's harmonic story
Starting on D, the song gives away its key from the very first bar. The chords that keep coming back are D, Em, C; read them as #IV–bvi–III in Ab or #VI–#vii–V in Fm. C is the interesting twist: in Ab it is a chromatic chord (III), while in Fm it becomes the dominant (V) that makes the minor side sound so determined. Ending on C, the song seals Ab as home.
This analysis is generated from the song's chords by akorculuk's harmony engine using consistent rules. When you change key, the degrees stay the same; only the chord names change.
Dua Lipa - Cool Chords on Guitar, Ukulele and Piano
Hover over or tap a chord in the lyrics for its shapes, its degree in both keys and a listen button. Here you have every chord of the song side by side.
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